| COMMON NAME |
LATIN NAME |
DATE |
RANGE |
FORM |
SPECIMENS |
PRIMARY CAUSE |
SOURCE 1 |
SOURCE 2 |
SOURCE 3 |
SOURCE 4 |
| Lesser Hispanolan Ground
Sloth |
Acratocnus comes |
1550 |
Hispanola |
50 lb montane forest ground dweller herbivore |
|
introduction of rats and pigs |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.42 |
|
|
|
| Greater Puerto Rican
Ground Sloth |
Acratocnus major |
1500 |
Puerto Rico |
150 lb montane forest ground dweller herbivore |
|
introduction of rats and pigs |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.41 |
|
|
|
| Lesser Puerto Rican
Ground Sloth |
Acratocnus odontrigonus |
1500 |
Puerto Rico |
50 lb montane forest ground dweller herbivore |
|
introduction of rats and pigs |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.41 |
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
| Bubal Hartebeast |
Alcephalus bucephalus bucephalus |
1925 |
Morocco to Arabia |
43" height montane desert herd grazing herbivore |
Paris |
hunting for livestock competitor, sport, and museum collections |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.334 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
|
|
| Cape Red Hartebeast |
Alcephalus caama caama |
1932 |
Natal, South Africa |
45" height highland grassland herd grazing herbivore |
|
hunting as livestock competitor, and killed by feral dogs |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.698 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.114 |
|
|
| Freckled Marsupial Mouse |
Antechinus apicalis |
1910 |
southwestern Australia |
5" eucalyptus forest marsupial insectivore |
London, Sydney(?) |
deforestation |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.25 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112 |
|
|
| Narrow-toothed Hutia |
Aphactreus montanus |
1500 |
northwestern Hispanola |
ground-dwelling montane forest herbivore |
Washington |
deforestation |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.122 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
|
|
| Algerian Wild Ass |
Asinus atlanticus |
300 |
Atlas Mountains |
montane desert/steppe herd grazing herbivore |
|
hunting for sport |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.352 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals
QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
|
|
| Syrian Wild Ass |
Asinus hemionus hemionus |
1927 |
Syria to Iraq |
3.5' montane desert/steppe herd browsing herbivore |
|
hunting for sport |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.367 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
|
|
| St. Frances Ratkangaroo
[Bettong] |
Bettong [Potorous, Tungoos] ssp |
1889 |
St. Frances Island, South Australia |
burrowing grassland scrub marsupial herbivore |
no specimens ever collected |
introduction of cat |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.77 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
|
|
| Gould's Ratkangaroo |
Bettong penicillata gouldii |
1920 |
South Australia |
390mm ground-nesting scrub marsupial herbivore |
no known specimens |
devegetation |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.83 |
|
|
|
| Brush-tailed Ratkangaroo |
Bettong penicillata penicillata |
1935 |
Queensland to Victoria |
340mm ground-nesting scrub marsupial herbivore |
|
introduction of fox |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.82 |
|
|
|
| Giamard's Ratkangaroo
[Bettong] |
Bettonga gaimardi |
1920 |
southeastern Australia |
390mm burrowing eucalyptus forest marsupial herbivore |
|
introduction of foxes |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.42 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112 |
|
|
| Caucasus Bison |
Bison bonasus caucasicus |
1925 |
France to Siberia |
6' montane forest herd grazing herbivore |
St. Petersberg |
hunting for food, sport, and as a range competitor |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.511 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.114 |
|
|
| Oregon Bison |
Bos bison oregonus |
1840 |
Oregon to Idaho |
sage steppe herd grazing herbivore |
|
hunting for hides |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.344 |
|
|
|
| Eastern Woodland Bison |
Bos bison pennsylvanicus |
1825 |
Cape Cod to Kentucky |
forest meadow herd grazer |
|
hunting for hides and meat |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.341 |
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
| Aurochs |
Bos primogenius |
1627 |
France to Siberia |
6' steppe and forest herd grazing herbivore |
Jena Museum |
hunting for sport and food |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.511 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook
QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct
and Vanishing
Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.114 |
| Cuban Spiney Rats |
Brotomys affella, torei |
1600 |
Cuba |
island montane forest ground dweller herbivore |
|
introduction of rats |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.100 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
|
|
| Hispanolan Spiney Rat |
Brotomys voratus, contractus |
1500 |
northern Hispanola |
island montane forest ground dweller herbivore |
Washington |
introduction of rats |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.99 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
|
|
| Bornean Buffalo |
Bubalus bubalis hosei |
1920 |
Miri and Baram River valleys,
Borneo |
forest herd browsing herbivore |
London |
devegetation; hybridization |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.546 |
|
|
|
| Long-horned Indian
Buffalo |
Bubalus macrocerus |
1850 |
Assam and Bihar, India |
forest herd browsing herbivore |
London |
devegetation; hybridization |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.544 |
|
|
|
| Japanese Wolf |
Canis hodophilax |
1905 |
Honshu, Japan |
4' montane forest pack carnivore |
London, Tokyo |
hunting for predator control and museum collections |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.213 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
|
|
| Kenai Peninsula Wolf |
Canis lupus alces |
1910 |
Alaska |
montane forest pack carnivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Newfoundland Wolf |
Canis lupus beothucus |
1911 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
white island taiga carnivore canine |
|
hunting for predator control |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.205 |
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct
and Vanishing
Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
| Banks Island Wolf |
Canis lupus bernardi |
1920 |
Banks and Victoria Islands,
Canada |
tundra carnivore |
|
hunted for fur |
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Cascades Mountains Wolf |
Canis lupus fuscus |
1940 |
British Columbia, Washington,
and Oregon |
montane forest carnivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Northern Rockies Wolf |
Canis lupus irremotus |
1940 |
Alberta to Wyoming |
montane forest pack carnivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Mongollon Wolf |
Canis lupus mogollonensis |
1942 |
Arizona and New Mexico |
montane forest pack carnivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Texas Grey Wolf |
Canis lupus monstrabilis |
1942 |
New Mexico and Texas |
steppe pack carnivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Great Plains Wolf |
Canis lupus nubilus |
1926 |
North American Great Plains |
steppe communal carnivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Southern Rockies Wolf |
Canis lupus youngi |
1935 |
west-central USA |
montane forest pack carnivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Florida Red Wolf |
Canis rufus floridanus |
1925 |
southeastern USA |
forest communal carnivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Texas Red Wolf |
Canus rufus rufus |
1970 |
Oklahoma and Texas |
forest pack carnivore; same animal as is
subject to the captive breeding/rerelease program? |
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Chialtan Markhor |
Capra falconeri chialtanensis |
1900 |
Chialtan, Takatu, and Zarghan
Ranges, Afghanistan |
alpine meadow herd browsing herbivore; MAY NOT
BE A VALID SUBSPECIES |
hunting for food, sport, and livestock competitor |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.632 |
|
|
|
| Suleman Markhor |
Capra falconeri jerdoni |
1940 |
Suleman Range and Punjab
frontier, Afghanistan |
38" height alpine meadow herd browsing herbivore |
|
hunting for food, sport |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.633 |
|
|
|
| Portuguese Ibex |
Capra pyrenaica lusitanica |
1892 |
Portugal to Galicia |
2.5' alpine meadow herd browsing herbivore |
Iberian museums |
hunting for food, sport, and livestock competitor |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.608 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.114 |
|
|
| Pyrenean Ibex |
Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica |
1907 |
Portugal to Pyrenees Mountains |
3' alpine meadow herd browsing herbivore |
French museums |
hunting for food, sport, and livestock competitor |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.606 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.114 |
|
|
| White-maned Serow |
Capricornis sumatraensis argyrochaetes |
1940 |
Chekiang Province, China |
44" montane forest herd browser herbivore |
|
hunting for medicine |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.637 |
|
|
|
| Jentink's [Black-headed]
Duiker |
Cephalophus jentinki |
1890 |
Liberia and Sierra Leone, West
Africa |
770mm height forest browsing herbivore |
Leyden |
hunting for collections |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.666 |
|
|
|
| Brooke's Duiker |
Cephalophus ogilbyi brookei |
1915 |
Liberia to Cameroons, West
Africa |
500mm height forest browsing herbivore |
|
hunting for collections |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.667 |
|
|
|
| Eastern Elk [Wapiti] |
Cervus canadiensis canadiensis |
1880 |
east-central North America |
forest herd browsing herbivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Arizona Wapiti |
Cervus canadiensis merriami |
1907 |
Witchita Mountains (OK) to
Sierra Madre (Sonora, Mexico) |
herd browsing herbivore |
Washington |
hunting for sport and food |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.260 |
Matthiesen, P. Extinct and
Vanishing Wildlife of North America
1987 ISBN 0-670-81906-9 p.143 |
Williams, J. and Nowak,
R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals
QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
| Shanxi Sika |
Cervus nippon grassianus |
1920 |
Shanxi and Chihli, China |
60" herd browsing herbivore |
|
deforestation |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.443 |
|
Williams, J. and Nowak,
R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp.
107-139 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
| South China [Kopsch's]
Sika |
Cervus nippon kopschi |
1920 |
lower Yangtze Basin |
34" shoulder herd browsing hill brush herbivore |
London and Shanghai |
hunting for medicine |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.446 |
|
Williams, J. and Nowak,
R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp.
107-139 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
| Yarkand Stag |
Cervus yarkandensis |
1930 |
Dzungaria and Tarim Basin,
China |
55" shoulder herd browsing hill brush herbivore |
|
hunting for medicine |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.462 |
|
Williams, J. and Nowak,
R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp.
107-139 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
| Eastern Pig-footed
Bandicoot [Wilalya] |
Chaeropus ecaudatus ecaudatus |
1927 |
southeast Australia |
250mm scrub marsupial non-burrowing log dweller |
Adelaide |
devegetation; also introduction of fox |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.58 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
|
|
| Western Pig-footed
Bandicoot |
Chaeropus ecaudatus occidentalis |
1900 |
Swan River valley, Western
Australia |
250mm scrub marsupial non-burrowing log dweller |
Rawlinna skin |
devegetation |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.59 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
|
|
| Crossley's Mouse Lemur |
Cheirogaleus major crossleyi |
1900 |
northeastern Madagascar |
500mm arboreal island montane forest omnivore(?) |
|
devegetation |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.128 |
|
|
|
| Hairy-eared Mouse Lemur |
Cheirogaleus trichotis |
1875 |
Madagascar |
152mm arboreal island montane forest omnivore(?) |
single specimen location unknown |
natural |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.128 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
|
|
| Christmas Island Shrew |
Crocidura fulginosa trichura |
1897 |
Christmas Island, Indian Ocean |
82mm burrowing nocturnal atoll forest insectivore |
|
introduction of rats and disease |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.122 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
|
|
| Geoffroy's Native Cat |
Dasyurus geoffroi geoffroi |
1906 |
northeastern Australia |
15" eucalyptus forest/mallee scrub marsupial
carnivore |
Brisbane and London |
introduction of cats, and possible zooepidemic |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.34 |
|
|
|
| Giant Aye Aye |
Daubentonia robusta |
1930 |
Madagascar |
arboreal island montane forest nocturnal insectivore |
no known specimens |
hunting for fur and superstition |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.18, 213 |
|
|
|
| Antarctic Fox |
Dusicyon australis |
1876 |
Falkland Islands |
"Absurdly tame" (Darwin) 15" tall island
tussock tundra carnivorous/scavenging canine |
London, Paris, and Leiden |
hunting for fur and predator control |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the
Western Hemisphere QL715.A44 1942 p.400 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook
QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
| European Wild Horse
[Tarpan] |
Equus caballus, gmelini |
1918 |
eastern Europe and Russia |
steppe herd grazing herbivore |
various European museums |
hunting as food and range competitor, also hybridized with domestic stock |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.332 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
|
|
| Lamut Wild Horse |
Equus ssp. |
1905 |
northeastern Siberia |
seasonally white tundra herd grazing herbivore |
|
hybridization with domestic horses |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.328 |
|
|
|
| Atlantic Grey Whale |
Eschrichtius gibbosus gibbosus |
1750 |
Atlantic Ocean |
ocean mammal |
|
hunting for food |
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last
Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Penasco Chipmonk |
Eutamias minimus astristriatus |
1980 |
New Mexico |
montane forest scrub herbivore? |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Wisconsin Cougar |
Felis concolor schorgeri |
1925 |
north-central USA |
solitary forest feline carnivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Cretan Wildcat |
Felis ocreata agris |
1920 |
Crete |
solitary forest feline carnivore |
|
hybridization with domestic cats |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.263 |
|
|
|
| Rufous Gazelle |
Gazelle rufina |
1894 |
Morocco to Algeria |
1400mm montane forest herd grazing herbivore |
Paris |
hunting for pelts |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.685 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.114 |
|
|
| Cuban Short-tailed Hutia |
Geocapromys columbianus |
1500 |
Cuba and Isla de Pinos |
ground-dwelling montane forest herbivore |
Washington |
deforestation |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.101 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
|
|
| Bahaman Hutia |
Geocapromys ingrahami irrectus
[abaconius] |
1760 |
southern Bahamas |
ground-dwelling forest herbivore |
Washington |
deforestation |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.114 |
|
|
|
| Sherman's Pocket Gopher |
Geomys fontanelus |
1950 |
Georgia (USA) |
burrowing forest meadow herbivore? |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Goff's Pocket Gopher |
Geomys pinetis goffi |
1955 |
Florida |
burrowing forest meadow herbivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Gray Lemur |
Hapalemur griseus griseus |
1930 |
western Madagascar |
24" ground-dwelling scrub forest bamboo eater |
|
devegetation? |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.131 |
|
|
|
| Broad-nosed Gentle Lemur |
Hapalemur simus |
1920 |
eastern Madagascar |
900mm ground-dwelling montane forest grass eater? |
|
deforestation? |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.130 |
|
|
|
| Puerto Rican Agouti |
Heteropsmys insulans, antillensis |
1550 |
Puerto Rico |
ground-dwelling montane forest herbivore |
Washington |
deforestation |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.123 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
Williams, J. and Nowak,
R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
| Hispanolan Hexolobodon |
Hexolobodon phenax |
1500 |
northwest Hispanola |
ground-dwelling montane forest herbivore |
Washington |
deforestation |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.115 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook
QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
|
|
| Puerto Rican Caviomorph |
Hextaxodon bidens |
1600 |
Puerto Rico |
ground-dwelling montane forest herbivore? |
|
|
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
|
|
|
| Quagga |
Hippatigris quagga |
1865 |
Namibia to Nata |
8.5' karoo grassland herd grazing herbivore |
London and Berlin |
hunting for livestock competitor, sport, and museum collections |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.334 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct
and Vanishing
Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
| Blaaubok |
Hippotragus leucophaeus |
1800 |
Swellingdam District, South
Africa |
45" upland grassland herd grazing herbivore |
Paris, Leyden, Stockholm, Upsala, and Vienna |
hunting for pelts and museum specimens |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.698 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct
and Vanishing
Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.114 |
| Steller's Sea Cow |
Hydrodamalis gigas |
1768 |
Commander Islands, Russia |
cold marine herbivore |
no known specimens |
hunting for food |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.535 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
Williams, J. and Nowak,
R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals
QL88.Z513 1967 p.112 |
| Burchell's Zebra |
Hyppotigris burchelli burchelli |
1909 |
Namibia to Orange Free State |
karoo grassland herbivore |
London, Washington, Berlin, Leyden, and Capetown |
hunting for livestock competitor, sport, and museum collections |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.339 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
|
|
| Haitian Isolobodon |
Isolobodon levir |
1500 |
northwest Hispanola |
island forest ground dweller herbivore |
|
hunting and domestication for food |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.121 |
|
|
|
| Puerto Rican Isolobodon
[Hutia] |
Isolobodon portoricensis |
1550 |
Puerto Rico, eastern Hispanola,
and Virgin Islands |
island forest herbivore |
|
hunting and domestication for food |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.119 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
Williams, J. and Nowak,
R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
| Brown Hare-wallaby |
Langorchestes leporides |
1888 |
southeastern Australia |
495mm ground-dwelling steppe marsupial herbivore |
London |
devegetation |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.93 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
|
|
| European Lion |
Leo leo europaea |
100 |
France(?) to Balkans |
forest communal carnivore |
no known specimens |
hunting for sport and predator control |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.291 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
|
|
| Barbary Lion |
Leo leo leo |
1922 |
Morocco to Tunesia |
montane forest carnivore |
Leyden |
hunting for livestock predator, sport, and museum collections |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.288 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
|
|
| Cape Lion |
Leo leo melanochaitus |
1865 |
Namibia to Natal |
8.75' karoo grassland carnivore |
London |
hunting for sport and predator control |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.15, 298 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
|
|
| Nalpa Bilby |
Macrotis lagotis grandis |
1900 |
southeast Australia |
21" burrowing eucalyptus scrub marsupial omnivore |
|
introduction of rabbit and fox |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.54 |
|
|
|
| Lesser
[Rabbit-bandicoot, Urpila] Bilby |
Macrotis leucura minor |
1900 |
central Australia |
270mm burrowing scrub marsupial carnivore |
|
introduction of rabbit and fox |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.57 |
|
|
|
| Barbuda Musk Rat |
Magalomys audreyae |
1500 |
Barbuda, Lesser Antilles Islands |
ground-dwelling montane forest herbivore |
London |
deforestation |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.92 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
|
|
| Cuban Ground Sloth |
Megalocnus rodens |
1550 |
Cuba |
150 lb montane forest ground dweller herbivore |
introduction of rats and pigs |
|
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.42 |
|
|
|
| Martinique Musk Rat |
Megalomys desmarestii |
1885 |
Martinique, Lesser Antilles
Islands |
15" island montane forest ground-dwelling herbivore |
Paris |
deforestation |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.90 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
|
|
| St. Lucia Musk Rat |
Megalomys luciae |
1881 |
St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles Islands |
island montane forest ground-dwelling herbivore |
Paris and London |
deforestation |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.91 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
|
|
| Louisiana Vole |
Microtus ochrogaster ludovicianus |
1905 |
Louisiana and Texas |
marsh grass herbivore? |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Gull Island Vole |
Microtus pennsylvanicus nesophilus |
1897 |
Gull Island, New York |
ground-dwelling coastal beach grass herbivore |
Washington |
devegetation |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.97 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
Williams, J. and Nowak,
R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
| Caribbean Monk Seal |
Monachus tropicalis |
1936 |
Bahamas to Central America |
tame tropical island marine carnivore |
London and New York |
hunting for fur and as fishing pest |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.452 |
Matthiesen, P. Extinct and
Vanishing Wildlife of North America
1987 ISBN 0-670-81906-9 p.88 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.213 |
Williams, J. and Nowak,
R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
| Puerto Rican Long-nosed
Bat |
Monophyllus [plethodon] frater |
1500 |
Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands |
island montane forest nectivore/fruitivore |
London |
natural |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.16 |
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
| Hairy-fronted Muntjac |
Muntiacus crinifrons |
1940 |
Chekiang Province, China |
24" shoulder height short (65mm) antler browsing
herbivore |
|
devegetation? |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.435 |
|
|
|
| Sea Mink |
Mustela macrodon |
1894 |
Maine to Nova Scotia |
Marine rocky seacoast carnivore |
Washington |
hunting for pelts |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.181 |
Matthiesen, P. Extinct and
Vanishing Wildlife of North America
1987 ISBN 0-670-81906-9 p.84 |
Williams, J. and Nowak,
R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
| Banded West Australia
Numbat |
Myrmecobius fasciatus fasciatus |
1945 |
western Australia |
240mm non-burrowing log nester eucalyptus
forest marsupial insectivore |
devegetation; also hunted for fur and killed by introduced cats and foxes |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.43 |
|
|
|
| Rusty South Australia
Numbat |
Myrmecobius fasciatus rufus |
1935 |
central and southern Australia |
175mm non-burrowing log nester eucalyptus
forest marsupial insectivore |
devegetation; also hunted for fur and killed by introduced cats and foxes |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.45 |
|
|
|
| New Zealand Short-tailed
Bat |
Mystacina [Vespertilio] tuberculata |
1860 |
New Zealand |
nocturnal forest insectivore? |
|
devegetation; perhaps also killed by epizootic |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.731 |
Moncreiff, P. J
Soc Preservation Fauna Empire 49 (1944): p13 |
|
|
| Cuban Yellow Bat |
Natalus primus |
1550 |
Cuba |
island montane forest insectivore |
London |
natural |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.29 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
|
|
| Puerto Rican Nesophont
[Shrew] |
Nesophontes edithae |
1500 |
western Puerto Rico |
4" island montane forest/brush insectivore |
London |
introduction of rats |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.5 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
Williams, J. and Nowak,
R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
| Cuban Nesophonts [Shrews] |
Nesophontes longirostris, micrus |
1550 |
eastern Cuba (longirostris) and western Cuba (micrus) |
2" island montane forest/brush insectivore |
London |
introduction of rats |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.7 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
|
|
| Hispanolan Nesophonts
[Shrews] |
Nesophontes paramicrus, hypomicrus,
zamicrus |
1550 |
Hispanola |
2" island montane forest/brush insectivore |
London |
introduction of rats |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.5 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
|
|
| James Rice Rat |
Nesoryzomys swarthi |
1906 |
James, Galapagos Islands |
burrowing island steppe ground dweller omnivore |
|
introduction of cats, rats, pigs, and goats |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.21 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
|
|
| Jamaican Rice Rat |
Oryzomys antillarum |
1877 |
Jamaica |
island brush/forest ground dweller omnivore |
|
introduction of mongoose |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.87 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
|
|
| Darwin's Rice Rat |
Oryzomys darwini |
1945 |
Albermarle, Galapagos Islands |
burrowing island steppe/brush ground dweller omnivore |
|
introduction of cats, rats, pigs, and goats |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.213 |
|
|
|
| Martinique Rice Rat |
Oryzomys desmaresti |
1902 |
Martinique, Lesser Antilles
Islands |
burrowing island brush/forest ground dweller omnivore |
|
introduction of rats |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.88 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
|
|
| Chatham Rice Rat |
Oryzomys galapagoensis |
1835 |
Chatham, Galapagos Islands |
burrowing island steppe ground dweller omnivore |
|
introduction of cats, rats, pigs, and goats |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.358 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
|
|
| Indafatigable Rice Rat |
Oryzomys indefessus |
1945 |
Indefatigable, Galapagos Islands |
burrowing island brush/steppe ground dweller omnivore |
|
introduction of cats, rats, pigs, and goats |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.213 |
|
|
|
| St. Lucia Rice Rat |
Oryzomys luciae |
1881 |
St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles Islands |
burrowing island brush/forest ground dweller omnivore |
|
introduction of rats and mongoose |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.88 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
|
|
| St. Vincent Rice Rat |
Oryzomys victus |
1897 |
St. Vincent, Lesser Antilles
Islands |
burrowing island brush/forest ground dweller omnivore |
London |
introduction of mongoose |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.88 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
|
|
| Alaska Muskox |
Ovibos moschatus |
1865 |
North Slope (AK) to Yukon and
Mackenzie Districts, Canada |
tundra herd grazing herbivore |
Washington |
hunting for food |
Matthiesen, P. Extinct and Vanishing Wildlife of
North America 1987 ISBN 0-670-81906-9 p.146 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook
QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
|
|
| Badlands Bighorn Sheep |
Ovis canadiensis audubonis |
1905 |
Saskatchewan to Nebraska |
herd scrub forest/grasslands browsing herbivore |
|
hunting for hides and meat |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.358 |
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct
and Vanishing
Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.114 |
| Cyprian [Red] Mouflon |
Ovis ophion ophion |
1950 |
Troodos Mountains, Cyprus |
26" shoulder herd scrub montane scrub browsing
herbivore |
|
hunting for food and sport |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.558 |
|
|
|
| Bali Tiger |
Panthera tigrus balica |
1980 |
Bali, Indonesia |
1530mm island montane forest carnivore |
London, Leyden, and New York |
hunted and poisoned for superstition |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.310 |
|
|
|
| Java Tiger |
Panthera tigrus sondaica |
1970 |
Java |
montane forest/swamp carnivore |
|
hunting for predator control |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.309 |
|
|
|
| Caspian Tiger |
Panthera tigrus virgata |
1950 |
Iran to Crimea, Russia |
10'8" montane forest carnivore |
|
hunted and poisoned for trophies and pest control |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.305 |
|
|
|
| Eastern Barred Bandicoot |
Parameles fasciata |
1860 |
southeast Australia |
prairie non-burrowing marsupial omnnivore |
|
devegetation |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.47 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct
and Vanishing
Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112 |
| Western Barred Bandicoot |
Parameles myosura myosura |
1900 |
southwest Australia |
11" eucalyptus scrub non-burrowing marsupial
omnnivore |
|
deforestation |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.49 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and
Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112 |
|
|
| Greater Hispanolan
Ground Sloth |
Parocnus serus |
1500 |
Hispanola |
150 lb montane forest ground dweller herbivore |
|
introduction of rats and pigs |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.42 |
|
|
|
| Tarim Tiger |
Pathera tigrus lecoqi |
1950 |
Dzungaria, Tian Shan, and
Tarim Basin |
montane forest/swamp carnivore |
|
hunting for predator control |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.304 |
|
|
|
| Chadwick Beach
Cottonmouth Mouse |
Peromyscus gossinypinus restrictus |
1950 |
Florida |
dune grass.scrub omnivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Giant Deer Mouse |
Peromyscus nesodytes |
1870 |
Channel Islands, California |
chapparal scrub omnivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Pallid Beach Mouse |
Peromyscus polionotus decoloratus |
1946 |
Florida |
marsh grass omnivore? |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
|
| Red-tailed Marsupial
Mouse |
Phascogale calura |
1930 |
southern Australia |
5" arboreal sucalyptus forest/mallee scrub marsupial
insectivore |
Adelaide and Perth |
introduction of cat |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.28 |
|
|
|
| Puerto Rican
Long-tongued Bat |
Phyllonycteris major |
1850 |
Puerto Rico |
island montane forest nectivore/fruitivore |
|
|
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
|
|
| Haitian Long-tongued Bat |
Phyllonycteris obtusa |
1900 |
Hispanola |
island montane forest fruitivore/nectivore(?) |
|
|
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
|
|
|
| Hispanolean Fig Bat |
Phyllops haitiensis |
1917 |
Hispanola |
nocturnal colonial island forest fruitivore |
|
deforestation |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
|
|
|
| Lesser Falcate-winged
Bat |
Phyllops vetus |
1550 |
eastern Cuba |
2" island montane forest fruitivore |
London |
natural |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.21 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
|
|
| Hispanolan Hutia |
Plagiodontia spelaeum |
1750 |
Hispanola |
ground-dwelling montane forest herbivore |
|
|
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
|
|
|
| Gilbert's Ratkangaroo
[Wurrark] |
Potorus gilberti |
1840 |
southwestern Australia |
558mm non-burrowing marsh marsupial herbivore |
London |
introduction of cat |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.86 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct
and Vanishing
Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112 |
| Broadfaced Ratkangaroo |
Potorus platyops |
1908 |
southwestern Australia |
482mm non-burrowing marsh marsupial herbivore |
London |
introduction of cat |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.88 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct
and Vanishing
Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112 |
| Sardinian Pika |
Prolagus sardus |
1774 |
Sardinia |
island brush/meadow burrowing herbivore |
|
devegetation |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.211 |
|
|
|
| Major's Sifaka |
Propithecus verreauxi majori |
1890 |
southwestern Madagascar |
island scrub forest omnivore? |
Tring |
devegetation? |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.153 |
|
|
|
| Western Ringtail
[Oppossum] |
Pseudocheirus occidentalis |
1940 |
southwestern Australia |
335mm burrowing swamp/river valley herbivore/scavenger? |
|
natural |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.63 |
|
|
|
| Haitian Giant Rat
[Quemis, Paca] |
Quemisia gravis |
1550 |
Greater Antilles Islands |
cow-sized [!] ground-dweller montane forest omnivore(?) |
Washington |
deforestation |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.126 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.210 |
Williams, J. and Nowak,
R. chapter in The Last Extinction QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
| Dawson Caribou |
Rangifer dawsoni |
1908 |
Queen Charlotte Islands, British
Columbia, Canada |
island forest herd grazing herbivore |
Washington |
hunting for sport and food |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
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| South Australian
Spiney-haired Rat |
Rattus culmorum austrinus |
1850 |
South Australia |
155mm scrub rodent herbivore? |
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devegetation? |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.205 |
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| MaClear's Rat |
Rattus macleari |
1897 |
Christmas Island, Indian Ocean |
18" burrowing nocturnal atoll forest rodent
herbivore |
|
introduction of rats and disease |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.206 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
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| Bulldog Rat |
Rattus navitatus |
1897 |
Christmas Island, Indian Ocean |
17" burrowing nocturnal atoll interior
montane forest rodent herbivore |
introduction of rats and disease |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.208 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
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| Jamaican Long-tongued Bat |
Rhythronycteris achylla |
1898 |
Jamaica |
3.5" montane forest fruitivore/nectivore |
London |
deforestation |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.18 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
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| Schomburgk's Deer |
Rucervus schomburgki |
1932 |
Yunnan to Indochina |
3.5' bamboo/tropical savanna herd browsing herbivore |
Paris |
hunting for medicine |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.437 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct
and Vanishing
Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
| Long-tailed Pouched
Mouse |
Sminthopsis longicaudata |
1910 |
west Australia |
100mm forest/brush omnivore? |
|
devegetation? |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.31 |
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| Common Pouched Mouse |
Sminthopsis murina albipes |
1940 |
southeast Australia |
95mm forest/brush omnivore |
|
introduction of cats? |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.30 |
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| Slender-tailed Pouched
Mouse |
Sminthopsis murina constricta |
1910 |
central Australia |
71mm forest/brush omnivore |
|
introduction of cats? |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.30 |
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| Cuban Soledon |
Soledon cubanus |
1909 |
Cuba |
20" island forest insectivore |
London, Stockholm |
introduction of rats and mongoose |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.12 |
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| Puerto Rican Fruit Bat |
Stenoderma rufum |
1817 |
Puerto Rico |
island montane forest fruitivore |
Paris |
deforestation |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.25 |
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| Honey Mouse [Possum] |
Tarsipes spenserae |
1930 |
western Australia |
86mm coastal marsupial nectivore/insectivore? |
Perth? |
devegetation; also introduction of cats |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.60 |
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| Tacoma Pocket Gopher |
Thomomys mazama tacomensis |
1970 |
Washington (state) |
burrowing steppe herbivore? |
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Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
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| Tasman Tiger [Thylacine] |
Thylacinus cynocephalus |
1937 |
Tasmania |
50" island forest marsupial carnivore |
London, Hobart, and Brisbane |
hunting for livestock predator |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.21 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.212 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct
and Vanishing
Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112 |
| Parma Wallaby |
Thylogale thetis |
1889 |
southeastern Australia |
640mm eucalyptus scrub non-burowing marsupial herbivore |
London and Melbourne |
devegetation |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.107 |
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| California Grizzly Bear |
Ursus arctos californicus |
1925 |
California |
forest omnivore |
|
|
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
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| Syrian Bear |
Ursus arctos syriacus |
1932 |
Asia Minor to Persia |
2.5' height montane forest omnivore |
|
hunting for livestock predator and sport |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.228 |
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| Atlas Bear |
Ursus crowtheri |
1840 |
Morocco to Libya |
3' heavyset montane forest herbivore |
no known specimens |
hunting for livestock predator, sport, and museum collections |
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old
World QL707.H37 1945 p.230 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals
QL88.Z513 1967 p.113 |
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| Long-eared Kit Fox |
Vulpes macrotis macrotis |
1903 |
Mojave and San Diego Counties,
California |
chapparal canine carnivore |
|
hunting for predator control |
Allen, G. M. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Western Hemisphere
QL715.A44 1942 p.197 |
Williams, J. and Nowak, R. chapter in The Last Extinction
QH75.L36 1993 pp. 107-139 |
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| Toolach Wallaby |
Wallabia greyi |
1938 |
southeast Australia |
760mm non-burrowing eucalyptus scrub marsupial herbivore |
London, Melbourne, and Adalaide |
introduction of fox |
Harper, F. Extinct and
Vanishing Mammals of the Old World
QL707.H37 1945 p.116 |
Nilsson, G. The Endangered
Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN
0-938-424-09-7 p.213 |
Ziswiler, V. Extinct
and Vanishing
Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112 |
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